Ipswich Choral Society

Analysis

Ipswich Choral Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in November 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Ipswich Choral Society reported income of £36k and spending of £34k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £12k to £36k (+208%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 178%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ipswich Choral Society sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nathan Timothy Foundation (£36k), Queens Gurkha Signals Trust Fund (£36k) and Stuart House Trust (£36k).